Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavy-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
heavy--heart-ed
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

sad, melancholic.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more heavy-hearted (comparative) most heavy-hearted (superlative)

Phrases

heavy-heartedly heavy-heartedness heavy heart

Frequently Paired Words

heavy heart

Synonyms

miserable sorrowful atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless chopfallen crestfallen

Questions

What does heavy-hearted mean?
sad, melancholic.

How to pronounce heavy-hearted

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